For the first time, rather than a programme consisting exclusively of one-act ballets, the Company will this year be incorporating excerpts from full-length narrative works.

North East

In the North East, the Company presents Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, a flirty, sexy highlight from last year's 20th Anniversary Gala in Birmingham. It is joined by a pas de deux from Kenneth MacMillan's Concerto, a pas de deux and solos from Petipa and
Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty, and the clog dance from Le Fille mal gardée. The programme is completed by the entirety of Coppélia Act II.

South West

In the South West, meanwhile, the Company presents David Bintley's
lyrical one-act ballet Allegri diversi, to music by Rossini. This is joined by a series of excerpts: Titania and Oberon's romantic pas de deux from Frederick Ashton's The Dream, an excerpt from Act I of Coppélia, and as in the North, solos and pas de deux from The Sleeping Beauty. As a final treat, Birmingham Royal Ballet presents multiple segments from the charming comedy La Fille mal gardée!